RIP Gilgamesh
- Thread starter Species8472
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Hollow Point
CGN Regular
- Location
- New Brunswick
I'm sorry for your loss. It's always hard to loose such an amazing friend and companion.
Sorry for the loss of your beautiful dog and companion. I lost my 13 year old Portuguese Water Dog just over 3 years ago and I still miss himLast Tuesday July 14, 1730 hours i put down the best dog i have ever had. Had the vet come out to the house and told him i have to be the one who does it otherwise you can leave and i'll do it my own way - just as painless but would have been messier. Vet agreed and set up the IV. I pushed the sedative and then 15 minutes later the toxin.
Have owned dogs all my 62 years. Don't ever remember not having one. Gilgy was the best of them. Could run like the wind, swim like a fish, track anything. Recovered deer and bear for me and others countless times. Ran countless coons and coyotes to ground. He was a Rotty/Walker cross and seemed to have inherited the best parts of those two breeds. He had just turned 15 in June. Was still spry and still taking coyote watch until 2 days before the end. He got into some dead something at the cottage the weekend before and whatever parasites he picked up his immune system at 15 couldn't handle it. He was still out swimming that weekend.
I trusted that dog more than any person i have ever known and that includes every member of my family. He always unconditionally had my back.
A few pics:
8 weeks old:
In his prime:
Headed off-grid into the back country:
One of many deer he recovered (as you can see he pre-dates my beard and long hair):
Two old guys snoozing (we did this almost every day of his life from 8 weeks old on):
For the first time in my life i am without a dog. It has taken me a week just to write this tribute. Have not grieved like this ever before for anyone or anything. I am not ready to get another and don't know if i ever will be.
Buried him beside the deck in the backyard right next to where he stood watch for coyotes virtually every day of his 15 years. Will mount a plaque of some sort on the deck beam next to his grave when i think of something appropriate that can fit on a plaque. Will also mount the remains of the 2 license plates from my youngest daughter's car that he chewed to pieces because he just didn't like them.
Damn. Sorta caught me by surprise. My Boy went last Aug suddenly after a truck ride. Been keepin' it down .... hard to think of. This got the memories flowing. RIP to all our past great hounds Fellas. Thanks for sharing, Spec.Last Tuesday July 14, 1730 hours i put down the best dog i have ever had. Had the vet come out to the house and told him i have to be the one who does it otherwise you can leave and i'll do it my own way - just as painless but would have been messier. Vet agreed and set up the IV. I pushed the sedative and then 15 minutes later the toxin.
Have owned dogs all my 62 years. Don't ever remember not having one. Gilgy was the best of them. Could run like the wind, swim like a fish, track anything. Recovered deer and bear for me and others countless times. Ran countless coons and coyotes to ground. He was a Rotty/Walker cross and seemed to have inherited the best parts of those two breeds. He had just turned 15 in June. Was still spry and still taking coyote watch until 2 days before the end. He got into some dead something at the cottage the weekend before and whatever parasites he picked up his immune system at 15 couldn't handle it. He was still out swimming that weekend.
I trusted that dog more than any person i have ever known and that includes every member of my family. He always unconditionally had my back.
A few pics:
8 weeks old:
In his prime:
Headed off-grid into the back country:
One of many deer he recovered (as you can see he pre-dates my beard and long hair):
Two old guys snoozing (we did this almost every day of his life from 8 weeks old on):
For the first time in my life i am without a dog. It has taken me a week just to write this tribute. Have not grieved like this ever before for anyone or anything. I am not ready to get another and don't know if i ever will be.
Buried him beside the deck in the backyard right next to where he stood watch for coyotes virtually every day of his 15 years. Will mount a plaque of some sort on the deck beam next to his grave when i think of something appropriate that can fit on a plaque. Will also mount the remains of the 2 license plates from my youngest daughter's car that he chewed to pieces because he just didn't like them.
My sincerest condolences. Been there many time, it never gets easier.
I know that you already know this, but I'll say it anyway: You will eventually realize that you want to have a dog again. Make sure you get one. It will do both you and the dog a world of good.
I know that you already know this, but I'll say it anyway: You will eventually realize that you want to have a dog again. Make sure you get one. It will do both you and the dog a world of good.
A short story -
Heaven or Hell
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that the dog had been dead for years.
He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble.
At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother of pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend come in, too?" the traveler asked, gesturing toward his dog.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there" The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates?
Nope. That's Hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they screen out the folks who'll leave their best friends behind."
- Anonymous -
Heaven or Hell
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that the dog had been dead for years.
He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble.
At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother of pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend come in, too?" the traveler asked, gesturing toward his dog.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there" The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates?
Nope. That's Hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they screen out the folks who'll leave their best friends behind."
- Anonymous -
milkbone96
Member
- Location
- Southern shores of Georgian Bay
I'm very sorry. Rest easy, Gilgamesh...
wintercabin
Member
- Location
- downtown canada
My condolences friend, sorry for your loss.
steamy teabag
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Inside Carneys Reich
Mourn and then fill the void. There is another out their waiting for you if you want.
Species8472
CGN Regular
- Location
- Nipissing Township + 82a
Thanks for all the kind words guys. Slowly trying to move on.
It's has got to be tough, I will be a mess when my day comes. More or less hope we go at the same time.
Thunderhog
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East Kootneys
I am very sorry to hear about your loss....
Animals become a part of the family and it's difficult to say good-bye. At 64, I've experienced your loss many times.
Pets become loved ones, they are loyal, and give unconditional love. My heart breaks for you Species8472, my wife and I just had a similar loss.
Your heart will slowly mend, however it will be difficult to fill that void. Another dog, once healed, can sometimes help in starting a new chapter of love for you and your family members. Your memories of him will last a lifetime, hold onto them.
God bless!
Animals become a part of the family and it's difficult to say good-bye. At 64, I've experienced your loss many times.
Pets become loved ones, they are loyal, and give unconditional love. My heart breaks for you Species8472, my wife and I just had a similar loss.
Your heart will slowly mend, however it will be difficult to fill that void. Another dog, once healed, can sometimes help in starting a new chapter of love for you and your family members. Your memories of him will last a lifetime, hold onto them.
God bless!
